We are so happy to have such a fabulously talented guest designer this month...

please welcome

Andrea Ewen

Here is what Andrea has to say

My name is Andrea Ewen and I’ve been married to my high school sweet heart for 18 years (together for 27!). We have two children together, a 15 year old son and a 13 year old daughter. I live in New Jersey near the beautiful shore and work full time in a small pharmacy that is 2 blocks from the ocean. Crafting has always been a passion of mine…in high school I funded my extra curricular activities by sewing hair ‘scrunchies’ (remember those?) and making Christmas wreaths out of pinecones. One fateful day in 2002 I went to a Stampin’ Up! party and about blew my life savings on paper crafting supplies. I was so hooked! I have to say though, card making initially looked a lot easier than it was…for me. I made many ‘interesting’ cards in the following years but seemed to have found my stride 8 years later when I started my blog, EwenStyle. Maybe starting my blog gave me more confidence, or maybe more accountability, not sure…but either way I have learned immense lessons from this experience. For example, I’ve learned that there are blue-ish browns and red-ish browns. I’ve learned that more is not always better. I’ve learned that I REALLY love flowers and anything girly. And most importantly, I’ve learned that I still really have a lot to learn! I try to concentrate on absorbing as much as I can and experimenting as much as possible. I adore “paper manipulating” whether it be in the form of die cuts, border punches or flower making. I love to use lots of vintage and feminine items like ribbons, lace, pearls and flowers. My style has been evolving over the years, but I’ve seemed to have settled into the comfy chair of Vintage/Shabby Chic/Antique designs. I currently design for Verve Stamps, Zva Creative, Maja Design Vintage Papers and 2 challenge blogs…CASE Study and Vintage Card Cafe challenge.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The Prima Roses from the add on flowers are white, so she sprayed them with Color Shine from the add on color kit. She used a die cut the photo mat from a Spellbinders die using card stock from the add on card stock kit and colored it with my Lindy's Stamp Gang new Industrial Chic sprays designed by Limor Weber!

Scraps of Elegance Kit Club is looking for talented scrapbook and/or mixed media artists to join our Design Team!Do you enjoy working with the latest CHA releases, top of the line products and unique treasures? If so, then this call is for you!

As a designer for Scraps of Elegance you will be working with our monthly kits and providing inspiration for our club members and potential club members.

Responsibilities Include-3 projects completed and ready for reveal day ( the 1st of the month)- A minimum of at least two other projects to be uploaded during the month and prior to the next monthly kit reveal- 2 tutorials during your term- Be active on our forum: host a challenge or swap for our members at least 3 times during your term, provide a question of the week on your assigned week, chat with our members, and have fun!- Check in daily with our design team forum- All projects must be uploaded to specified galleries on dates established in our design team forum section- You must maintain an active blog and participate in our blog hopsWhat you will receive in return for your commitment- You will receive the entire main kit and

two of our kit add ons free of charge each month of your term- Remaining kit add ons and store purchases at a generous discount- Your bio, headshot, and a link to your blog on our website and you will be included in all Scraps of Elegance design team related promotions

This call is open to US and International Applicants

How to apply

- Please send all applications to scrapsofelegance@scrapsofdarkness.com- Include your full name, address, email, phone number- Include links to your blog, online galleries, and resume, if you have one (resume is not required, but doesn’t hurt!)- Submit 3 recent and/or new projects that demonstrate your style and technique- Sign up on our forum and start chatting! This is an important part of being on our team, and we want to get to know you better!- Please list all current design team commitments that you have.Note: Scraps of Elegance designers are exclusive to us. You may design for manufacturers, local stores, challenge sites, but no other kit clubs or sites that sell their own kits are to be promoted or advertised please.Applications must be received by November 4, 2013You will be contacted via email if you are selected for our team. An official announcement will be made on our blog and Facebook page shortly after selected applicants have been notified.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

To
my friends, I am known as Jules The Bling Princess because of my love
(and stash) of bling. I have been scrapping for a little over 7 years,
and like many others before me, I was addicted from my very first
lesson, and I jumped into it, heart and soul. In addition to layouts (my
one true love), I create cards, tags, off-the-page items, mini-albums,
and mixed media canvases (and layouts). Currently I design for
Imaginarium Designs, Kaisercraft, PaperHaus, Making Memories Colorbok,
and Purple Pumpkin. I am also a sketch designer for Sketches Around The
World.

My
style involves colour - and a lot of it. I love colour, and I am not
scared of using it on my layouts. With 2 daughters, I love bright,
pretty, eye-catching colours (with lots of bling thrown in too). My
layouts are always feminine and pretty, and all about the details. I
would say my style is a modern Shabby Chic, mixed with a splash of
"white space". However, I am just as happy scrapping in other styles. My
favourite embellishments and products would be flowers, stencils and
masks, chipboard, and transparencies. Oh, and washi tape. You will
nearly always find one, or more, of these items on my layouts. But if I
had to choose just one favourite crafting supply - I would have to say
the paper itself. As long as I have paper, I can create anything I want.
Love, love, love my paper! It is the backbone of my work.

I
currently reside in Mount Barker, South Australia with my husband, 2
daughters, 9 cats, and 2 rabbits. Apart from being a scrapbook addict, I
will also admit to be a Pinterest addict, Twilight fanatic, organising
Diva, Mamarazzi photographer, and insatiable book-worm.

Today I thought I would showcase Renea's stunning creations!Check out this first one!

This is a beautiful tribute layout to her granny, who in the photo is with three of her boys. she was blessed with a large family of 7 children, 15 Grandchildren, and 33 Great Grandchildren before she passed away. Renea's grandmother was a strong influence in her life and I believe this layout shows the love she had for her. The title of this layout is "She Was Love", because for everyone who knew her, that's exactly what she was. Renea also wrote a beautiful poem (that you can see on her blog) that was read at her grandmothers funeral.

now for the brilliant details!

I love all the techniques she used! Fussy Cutting, seed beads, paper rolling, inking, puff paint, stenciling with texture medium and painting back over the bricks to add color.

She used two of the Maggie Holmes frames found on the embellishment add on to highlight the photo

She wanted to soften the background paper so spread some gesso on it. Then sprayed it with Shimmerz: Razzle dazzle berry. Finally she masked the script image from the 6x6 Crafters Workshop stencil using light molding paste.

Keren also created this stunning layout with this months sketch!

I love how she tucked in the doily, added gesso to the flowers and layered all the elements!

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We are a scrapbook store and monthly kit club that specializes in bringing you superior quality mixed media scrapbook kits. If you are looking for the ORIGINAL kit club that gives you an alternative to what other kit clubs are offering, look no further.Our kits, along with our world class Design Team, Educators, sketches, tutorials, online community, and gallery, will satisfy your artistic addiction!